Best Time to Drive from ONT to Van Nuys

Right now (12:33 pm PDT): about 75 minutes via I-210 West and SR-134 West, usually 77 at this time.

Only 31% of this drive is measured by working traffic sensors right now. The rest is estimated from nearby sensors, typical speeds and street traffic, so times can be off. Why so few sensors work.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from ONT to Van Nuys by day and time you leave (local time)
Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	54	81	94	91	82	75	73	71	72	74	84	89	89	74	61	58	56
Tue	54	87	107	97	86	81	75	69	69	78	85	102	97	76	64	59	56
Wed	55	83	105	97	86	79	73	72	71	78	90	104	99	82	66	61	56
Thu	55	81	107	98	86	78	73	71	72	83	94	101	102	84	66	61	56
Fri	55	69	79	77	76	78	80	79	83	91	98	97	93	82	67	60	56
Sat	56	57	58	59	60	64	72	75	78	78	73	71	71	68	63	59	56
Sun	56	56	56	57	58	59	61	67	69	71	73	69	70	62	60	62	56

About this drive

On weekdays the 59-mile drive from ONT to Van Nuys (via I-210 West and SR-134 West) usually takes as little as 54 minutes and up to 107 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 75 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Saturdays (78 minutes).

About 54 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 5 miles surface streets (9 to 26 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from Ontario International Airport (ONT) (Tower Drive) to central Van Nuys (Haynes Street) along the route on the map. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

Simulated from typical freeway speeds at each point of the drive for the time you would reach it, from every 5-minute reading we have recorded. We don't have sensors on surface streets yet, so the time on them is estimated from how congested the freeways around each end of the drive are at that time, in both directions: streets jam when the freeways do.

Questions

What is the best time to drive from ONT to Van Nuys?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 54 minutes then, versus up to 107 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from ONT to Van Nuys?

The 59-mile drive usually takes 54 to 107 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 75 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from ONT to Van Nuys?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 107 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-210 West in Los Angeles (20 miles) · SR-134 West in Los Angeles (13 miles) · SR-60 West in Inland Empire (6 miles) · SR-57 North in Los Angeles (4 miles) · SR-60 West in Los Angeles (4 miles) · SR-71 South in Los Angeles (4 miles)

Inland Empire traffic right now · Inland Empire traffic tomorrow · Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow

More drives

Van Nuys to ONT (return trip) · ONT to Los Angeles · ONT to Santa Monica · ONT to Pasadena · ONT to Long Beach · ONT to West Covina · ONT to Burbank · ONT to Glendale · ONT to Santa Clarita · ONT to Torrance · ONT to LAX · ONT to Hollywood

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	54	81	94	91	82	75	73	71	72	74	84	89	89	74	61	58	56
Tue	54	87	107	97	86	81	75	69	69	78	85	102	97	76	64	59	56
Wed	55	83	105	97	86	79	73	72	71	78	90	104	99	82	66	61	56
Thu	55	81	107	98	86	78	73	71	72	83	94	101	102	84	66	61	56
Fri	55	69	79	77	76	78	80	79	83	91	98	97	93	82	67	60	56
Sat	56	57	58	59	60	64	72	75	78	78	73	71	71	68	63	59	56
Sun	56	56	56	57	58	59	61	67	69	71	73	69	70	62	60	62	56

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	54	81	94	91	82	75	73	71	72	74	84	89	89	74	61	58	56
Tue	54	87	107	97	86	81	75	69	69	78	85	102	97	76	64	59	56
Wed	55	83	105	97	86	79	73	72	71	78	90	104	99	82	66	61	56
Thu	55	81	107	98	86	78	73	71	72	83	94	101	102	84	66	61	56
Fri	55	69	79	77	76	78	80	79	83	91	98	97	93	82	67	60	56
Sat	56	57	58	59	60	64	72	75	78	78	73	71	71	68	63	59	56
Sun	56	56	56	57	58	59	61	67	69	71	73	69	70	62	60	62	56

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	54	81	94	91	82	75	73	71	72	74	84	89	89	74	61	58	56
Tue	54	87	107	97	86	81	75	69	69	78	85	102	97	76	64	59	56
Wed	55	83	105	97	86	79	73	72	71	78	90	104	99	82	66	61	56
Thu	55	81	107	98	86	78	73	71	72	83	94	101	102	84	66	61	56
Fri	55	69	79	77	76	78	80	79	83	91	98	97	93	82	67	60	56
Sat	56	57	58	59	60	64	72	75	78	78	73	71	71	68	63	59	56
Sun	56	56	56	57	58	59	61	67	69	71	73	69	70	62	60	62	56